FAME Academy éheadmasteré Richard Park could be in hot water after 450 viewers complained about an offensive hand gesture he made on Saturday nightés live show.

FAME Academy éheadmasteré Richard Park could be in hot water after 450 viewers complained about an offensive hand gesture he made on Saturday nightés live show.

Park, once voted the most influential person in the music industry, mouthed a swear word at host Patrick Kielty and then followed it up with the gesture.

The pair have been embroiled in a long running feud é Kielty had previously accused Park of having "an ego the size of a small countryé, while Park countered by saying the Irish comic was étoo desperate to side with the people in the audienceé.

The BBC confirmed it received 138 complaints straight after the programme, which was aired well before the watershed, and a further 312 more since.

But a spokewoman for the programme said: "Richard Park did not realise he was on camera at the time. It is a live show and tensions were running high but we are really sorry if any offence was caused."

"All Fame Academy participants have been made aware of the incident and are now much more conscious of the fact that they may be filmed at any time," she added.

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